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单词 jackshaft
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jackshaft

[ jak-shaft, -shahft ]
/ ˈdʒækˌʃæft, -ˌʃɑft /

noun Machinery.

Also called countershaft. a short shaft, connected by belting, gears, etc., that transmits motion from a motor or engine to a machine or machines being driven (distinguished from main shaft).
a shaft on which an idle wheel or fairlead turns.

Origin of jackshaft

First recorded in 1895–1900; jack1 + shaft

Words nearby jackshaft

Jack Russell, Jack Russell terrier, jacks, jack salmon, jackscrew, jackshaft, jack shit, jacksie, jacksmelt, jacksnipe, Jackson
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Example sentences from the Web for jackshaft

  • These little internal-gear sprockets were hung on double-shrouded pinions secured to each end of the jackshaft.

    Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for jackshaft

jackshaft
/ (ˈdʒækˌʃɑːft) /

noun

a short length of shafting that transmits power from an engine or motor to a machine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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